SF Australian Open 1978

Guillermo Vilas #3 def. Hank Pfister #29

6-2 6-0 6-4

Guillermo Vilas defeated Hank Pfister 6-2 6-0 6-4 in the 1978 Australian Open semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 8, 1979*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1978
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Guillermo Vilas	Hank Pfister
Country	ARG	USA
Birth date	Aug 17, 1952	Oct 9, 1953
Age	26	25
Height	180 cm	193 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	3	29
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,228	1,846
Current career W-L	890–283	260–213
Current career earnings	$4,923,882	—

Pre-match H2H

Guillermo Vilas #3 1 – 0 Hank Pfister #29

Path

Guillermo Vilas's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tony Roche #32	3-6 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 6, 1979	QF
Allan Stone #67	6-4 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 4, 1979	R16
Brad Drewett #133	6-4 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 1, 1979	R32
Terry Rocavert	6-3 6-7 6-3 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 30, 1978	R64

Guillermo Vilas's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
John Marks #63	6-4 6-4 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 9, 1979	F

Hank Pfister's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Paul Kronk	7-5 6-3 6-3	W	—	Match data	Jan 6, 1979	QF
Wojtek Fibak #21	6-3 7-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 4, 1979	R16
Steve Docherty #99	7-5 6-3 4-6 3-6 8-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 1, 1979	R32
Jonathan Smith	6-3 6-2 6-2	W	—	Match data	Dec 30, 1978	R64